Deseret Evening News | 1901-01-19 | Page 1 | The Wool Growers Have Their Turn

E HAVE THEIR TURN he First Time the Association Has liver Ever Met West of Mississippi River Vice President Bennetts Speech S tern States R and wert wen Ic Ir 1 t the of the UIt Na NaI I I ro re fI aL tin I II iI the tho Assembly Hall hail r b tae IS II IId t d M as n 11 1 doer bad badII bar bart t i II t f years not Neat leat 01 S L la t r the lit tint time Ume m In II Its hi tory I the sheep men hat f Jr Ill tin f that have hile bee te I I L by Salt LalIt Labe to the u her ber IH d tile the pelt l lh t IJ h fr them to Ihl I 1 pal t I I rope t a to toI t tt t I d j t the tut Iun hid had then high la lint 1 b At the set let for tor the call r I IIi lIln there were I ere f f r was ts m In evident upon the thet t use who II UI E w 1 v i tind had the to tl II 1930 beon the Ihl meet uI td to I I IJ J f hIJ td au I II hi h t II II ar 1 at the tint tin II ewa II q Ih illI an Im f 1 al j plater I that Ital alts I e 1 II h jl an II ender rl Nell ne ly d dr I r u II III II J ll III a p wn LUn LUnI I k r II o of that I I during recent year III IIII r I u crafts that radical lId i d br be Ito In to 10 the lon cun lonI cunn I n I Idas j M o 0 the x ll be sewn com n fl adjourns 1 t la Ig s r r th t h un unI I h r 1 l last III pru tI Iii Ut I Ih the Hi I I d ully t I and tur ur i Ith Ih II I 1 ts 1 F n d tm ng u t tr t tI Ia r C Ui tho detail 1 J I I l 1111 the wl I tom of I w 11 u In fl fur for sc II eves t r 1 Ih the lI g r rim nt t ln or of sheep f j 8 und and the I nr a av the sheep rt F 1 P plant U ft ot of no lb 1 nu 11 pa tI III ells thE j 1 o of tin N lonal 7 t of mg to or of Iii th to 10 order r II C II Im II ed b uh l h II I 11 lpt a d t the th tn In ml is i 1 1 I r r 1 d U II I I In InI Iresa r I I rho I It II aM J In fn J T Tn Tr r n r f HM hit would nn I o p 1 Sh fk t Irv I It II 11 ah iI I Ni Nir h 11 r l In I m In to 10 III ar lit of BroA time Mr Ir r I una loUI b by hlA nb 1 1 nt F P t l In III re and 1 1 t hire e I t h Wool a Ih o c Ung rs r held b br br r h tAr fer the the 1 r areal flock 1 I lit 1 8 Q t rn men n and andr r Inal 11 ul Brow r V r I oI as It II ill at s t ook e m in r 12 I and took tk ri I I lInin th II tariff law lawt lawI t I hl I n h I the l number or of f I d Rat lamented Intal d h Ic 1 to n to In Inn InI h n I h h ever J lc h I tI ear lr th Ih number r t ll I end anti In hi to I t ff low law of r 1 67 can on t r d hut but it II w a the t t ha ever ap f l r r t I treatment ot of the h la C tr l j u if t manufacturers I in treat treal t s r I I there hall ha al I 1 rip le employing a 1 hr rIb th 1 j I name or of orI I le II hall ban h e r 1 nt It the Ii r I II I h rate rale I 1101 through Ih h a t r 4 1 e r f I d could e b VI ohl ao 10 Im a r I I nominal t t are thet K oS nt the rl vak I la a cl I elter b Mr S t D North orth the lath agent to whore whom 1 have ban lust Alluded he fhe Irac tee floe of 01 hu has long lon teen n the I mare of the domestic grower Itt It II t specious 1 cloUS 1 because the dom domestic grower realises the advantage ot of Imitating the Australian In skirting hi his nteN or In Introducing any outer r Invention or Improvement which the wool buyer suggests It Is II not the procure of skirting which Is II the nIght nIghtmare mare of 01 domestic growers but It If Is Ir the that a ratio ot of wools toots n the For Jor In l II rt l Ig ll p r pound and the C Is three times lines 11 cents Or 83 cents Ills It le evident that the Ire 11 cent dut duty le II based upon ullon wools shrinking GG 66 23 21 f per r cent it f then the unwashed wool la II scoured ao as to shrink but 50 per fler rent cent and le III admitted at 11 cents dut duty It I is apparent that th the duty would be to 10 but 22 2 cents up upon upon on the scoured pound thus thul affording a anet net protection lon ot of but 1 cents to our domestic tlc g growers ot of unwashed wool This Thill I It so O plain and the ar argument so that It would seem leem III as though n no agent ot of an Importer ot of wool would he be so 10 disingenuous a as to deny It ItTIE TilE TIE F OI 01 1883 I 1 have said Hid that the h mark markn markIn In n sheep husbandry WU reached In the United State Stales whets a total of sheep were wre maintaIned here l From rom that time forward the decline wac WaB due to 10 the tariff larm reduction of 01 IUS who whose e immediate depressing upon ullon th the wool growling industry so ll speedily the wool growers growe that two years ea after aner that date the reduction ot of flacks began egan The total number of sheep In the States however bt began an to In Increase crease a 11 little In 1510 and aud hail had risen to In 1883 1881 whence under Ce Ceveland CelandA land landA with free rree wool i It declined to In 1897 With NIth the of the present Dingley law I there has hns been come lome Increase until the number ot at sheep In the United States Is now stated anted nl as In addition to such loopholes ns as the admission ot of wool without additional dut duly there ore are ul also o loopholes under the respecting third claps or carpet Wools and the hili 1111 ot of 1590 Introduced 1 b by the present ot of the United Stater a specific dut duty ot of ei eight ht cents per pound on the better or of class nes 3 wools wool II The rut red on en these wools were wert lit In sorted against hie wishes anti and against the tho a Ishee or of the wool growers grower It If there been nil as honest n a degree dearree or of protection upon wool In the United Slates during dUrin the pact r forty year eau aR an there h has been 1 upon manufactures ot of Iron and steel and woolen goods the cheep Industry 4 of the United States State would now stand like the Iron anti and steel independent of all the world DK DE I that the ot of the National Wool Grower orlon Allon be so o l as to demand for tor hottest and ond generous treatment 11 iii future not only the but tut respecting land laws In WI th the I ot of the forest reserves relee and nil all other natters affecting our industry Jt At the last meeting of the Wool nf In ton In th the winter or of 1891 It Will was duo solely to the or of our lion that th the prent II I dut duty upon UllOn un unwashed washed wool 1001 we wag mae made 11 cents tier pound instead of 0 all as was willi geu en proposed Rut nut the ra thin at that meeting meelin though keen hen and e Was aA neither fla nor II ca widely distributed l its as It should ha teen been and nearly everybody who attended paid all ot of hll hie own tx ex ns nees as 1 there thre were no funds with which to do At the or of the WOOl association In et t Louis Joul Mo Io which preceded tI the tariff law ot of 1888 reuniting In such Ii a fretwork of nt loop holes hol and such J protection to the wo tl 11 grower that the number er ot of sheep In the States has hall never Inee been al able to o reach its previous thAt St Rt Louis Louie meeting lI lion A I wu elected pres dent or of the hl National Wool rowers by ft Ave voles ote under section I 6 or of the bylaws 8 ot of this lion which h rands as follows and ot of which I copies cOllies to be at this meeting Section 6 5 the dent ami treasurer shall be hereafter elected annually by b the c Under that section was elected pr and because of that omco he was mode made II a I ot of the tho tariff commission which the tho law Io ot of IW and which con oon contented tented to doing with the com compound compound pound duties upon wool which had beer been so successful for tor the wool growers pro pre loUII to BYLAWS SHOULD m CHA Olm OlmI I recommend that A committee ot of re reorganization organization ot of thee thes Na Woo Uro er R association be a appointed It al althis this m meeting to such broAd broAdening broadening ening and strengthening of the as will make It truly and In order that we manot be obstructed In our work at this meeting It la Is suggested that tire the present Ity by bylaws laws lawR be suspended or rei b by the thirds vote ole In 9 On the day of May 1 1St 1990 the hr honored and r respected president ot of this association lation Judge Judie William Lawrence ot of Ohio at the ripe age oge ot of SO passed from us UI UIlo To lo the land upon whose shore There Ther falls no shadow testa no stain friends shall meet to put part no ac snore nore And these thOle long parted moat meet Tire The memory of his hili Ion long and useful life liCe will be a c constant 11 I on t to toI those ot of to 11 who were wen fortunate I lQ know him and till this meeting wilt will un tin undoubtedly taKe taste suitable action upon the subject OF 01 OE AGENT AOE T ot of the death of 01 Judge Law Lawence pence ence and after atler consulting with wool as fur tUI All as Peru ot of the Unite of G II Ing l a meeting ot of this I dil ca upon m me under section 6 0 ot of the hr bylaws WI ot of the association namelY Section 6 It will be the tut duty or of the president or In ase or of his hie Inability on one ot of the vice Irp 1 In time the order ot of seniority to 10 call and at all a or of the association While Ju Judge l Will was yet lIt with us UI and by 11 votes of the association at meetings In In the winter ot of 1 7 J 1 accepted a that It If I would establish a Un of oC the lion it Il should be made the association organ oran and are lIt first vice Ire president I tries 1111 appointed general agent of oC the he floe and was wall directed In cooperation with the executive board to take all proper means to a more enlarged d and complete organization of the wool growers of oC the United Stales StatH and wool In cooperation with the Wool Association ant and that he the general agent snake make report to the ot of this NOCIa lion ion as II they rosy ma from Crom time tv to time be beheld held Is 11 there were no associations ot of otwool wool growers In New J Ing one or two breed breeders alIla 1111 the first vice Ice as Mener general agent arnt ot of the organised the New lW I Wool Growers ANacia lon lion and as we have been able to ob tabu a of 01 nearly 1000 In InI I that ha t association It affords excellent t testimony as to the bill t of at sun liar work in III eel every part of the United States By It further effort a mem member membership r ship or of can be obtained for tor the New ew England Wool Gower ion and Ir if members Can be ob tamed for or an association ot of men fill fillIn In the line New Nett Slates tat mem members bers can be obtained for sueh am 1111 or In ew York and ond lIe several times times that number numb r In Ohio Ohio NATIONAL NEEDED Hut your our general agent ha has naturally hesitated 1 to canvass eana for members In Ina R a State Stale where A wool growers lion exists even thought though It roll not hll have 1 lord had meetings several Ie Oral years earH but ma may re resent nt any a such dl unless conducted through It Its It own awn or It Is III recommended there ro thAt the fI be so broadened a In bl Include all members ot of existing State wool associations and ot of I the he New l ew England Wool Woot Growe Growers Association and Jl also o that members tit of the National Wool Growers mey be o nb by direct of It wet ual wool woot growers to the of the national association and Ut that the Iler perl ot of tine the National Wool Include III direct t members that Is II those joining the National Wool Association without bo be mem members tr or of existing State wool rl associations Under t this hili titan plan by the thi employment nt or of a sufficient number of oC In all harts arts ot of th the 1 States direct permanent ot of Ibis can be 4 Ile secured In R a years eats The fhe total tota a ot of oh ob taming th these e members eau be borne from the National tulle Built tin and nil In addition It a nd of lea cents per l umber ran can IA bt p II el d Into the lire treasury of the national orl le leuon uon JUI as 1 a fund Cund to sustain the expense rf ot meetings In anI end the or of delegates together with the he employment of K a skid secretary ED KW The general Agent hal taken time the re ot of securing a charter for forthe the he Wool ocla Inn with a preliminary or if divided into Inlo shares ot of the par tar ot of St SI each which Ioa earn can be readily to 00 or of It if It tl ie to In Incorporate corporate In this wa tray Thill TAIe charter harter Is at t th the disposal or of this meeting It If It to so ao In and tomako to make ver ejr member of the a a shareholder upon the ment ot of 1 or If f tints plan lan I h nn the t sr t ran W be laid n ld That the hould should National Lo 10 so Wool broadened Growers In I Its scope as to consider the matter Iter or of promotion ot of cheep p In ever possible way n has been asserted by Yer ver mon many ot of our er In All parts lIart ot of the United States The ot of the various merits ot of different of oC sheep the discussion ot of questions ot of transportation of methods or of market marketIng log Ing wool ot of the cultivation or of proper forage plants for tor sheep husbandry In Inthe inthe the ot of the United States ot of the tenure ot of occupancy or of public lands or of restricting the depredations ot of wild animals an of dogs dOli end and a 0 mul ot of other of great Im ortance to kepers ot of sheep In the United States can p be this cussed cUlled b by tide this organisation In II e manner as to lend interest to its meet Urge The meetings tI should hould be held an annually and with a fixed date and It is II recommended that the lire next meeting or of orthis this association be held In Chicago III and that halt half fare rates rate be secured d for all persona desiring to attend and it If the constitution is III broadened nl as so 0 many man ot of us UI desire dElire and active work It Is done during the next twelve months we shall have a meeting ot of An orrant nation ot of which we shall be proud The matter or of ex excluding sheep sheen tram from grazing upon the forest reserves of the United States la Is one which lies hall reo re a large share of attention from your general agent during the put past sair ear and which will undoubtedly re reele helve ele the attention ot of this meeting A largE share or of attention has las also alia been devoted to the subject t o of leasing the lan J t flan if Ri th the rt river we in h r opposed el such luch leasing ot of public lands vigorously and persistently Action upon this tub sub subject should be tAken at this meeting tt t the conclusion ot of the address motions and appointment ot of tees was In order A t S looney HOllie of oC Arizona at this June junco Cure ture mode made a mollon to the effect that the bylaws bp be suspended and that fur lor the purposes or of this all the wool growers present be 4 la the deliberations ot of the meeting motion fount found a second Ur In Jesse Jesle M I Smith Nelson N ot of Montana however rose roae and offered a to the motion to the effect that all Slates be represented according to tile the number lit of sheep It represented l the former prevailed the committee on resolution i was appointed 1 at as follows New f Mexico 11 W Kelly Oregon J U I IEdward Edward Idaho A J Montana H 1 n 11 Nelson 0 R Munroe California Merry Quinn Utah II A Kearns or of Gunnison Th The seven States were named lIy by the chair chairman chairman man upon the motion or of Jesse Jelle M 1 Smith Arizona and New ew York being originally named In the Place of New Mexico and California New ew and subsequently Ohio which Wit wee chosen In the place or of the State fIUr Ing In favor or of the first firt and amid past named respectively on the committee Tire The committee on nomination ot of cers wa Was finally u as follows C J Gavin OaIn New e Mexico Jesse Jr r Smith Utah W n I Snort Idaho t tH H Wood J n It Kirkpatrick Ohio It Scott Oregon T C Power loler Montana E S Arizona John JohnE E Webb Indiana G n It Call fornia t II 11 Cot POl Illinois E I 1 Snow Chas B Ladd Mass Ia W IV G Markant New tw York E M It Shinn Colo ratio nulo O 0 W Nation Nebraska Ernst Nevada Neada Daniel Leonard Iowa Committee un on B ot of